Questions tagged [syntax-semantics-distinction]

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How many instances of 1 are there in the expression "1+1"?

Is it just two marks/numerals representing a singular number 1, or are they actually two instances of 1? And what about in a set with repetition such as {1, 1, 2, 3}? And if these are actually multiple instances of 1, how could that be, when in the…